This document outlines a course on cross-cultural understanding that will examine cultural diversity and the problems that can arise between people from different cultures. The course will cover the cultures of various international regions, domestic ethnic groups in Indonesia, and local North Maluku culture. It defines culture and discusses aspects of culture, including beliefs, values, behaviors, customs, language, and artifacts. It warns against overgeneralizing about people based on their nationality or background. Students will participate in online forums, provide their email, and do a group presentation at the end of the course.

1. Cross Cultural Understanding
FIP English Department
5th Semester
By
Erwin Gay, S.Pd., M.Ed, CS
University of Muhammadiyah Maluku Utara
2008

2. Course Description
This course is concerned with
cultural diversity and with
understanding and identifying
the problems that can occur
when persons from different
cultures engage in daily life.

3. Grading
❖ Attendance
❖ Homework/assignment
❖ Mid test
❖ Final Test

4. We will learn the culture of:
❖ International:
✓ American
✓ African
✓European
❖ Domestics
✓ Chinese, Indian, Japanese)
❖ National (Indonesia)
❖ Local (North Maluku)

5. What is Culture?
Culture is a system of
beliefs, values, and
assumptions about life
that guide behavior and
are shared by a group of
people

6. Aspects of people differ
from each other:
❖ personality
❖ age
❖ gender
❖ level of education
❖ abilities
❖ other personal features that
make each individual a unique
human being

7. Word Relates to Culture
Culture

8. How to see a culture:

9. How to see a culture:

10. How to see a culture:
From:

11. How to see a culture:
From:
❖ Cultural beliefs

12. How to see a culture:
From:
❖ Cultural beliefs
❖ Values

13. How to see a culture:
From:
❖ Cultural beliefs
❖ Values
❖ Behaviors

14. How to see a culture:
From:
❖ Cultural beliefs
❖ Values
❖ Behaviors
❖ customs

15. How to see a culture:
From:
❖ Cultural beliefs
❖ Values
❖ Behaviors
❖ customs
❖ language

16. How to see a culture:
From:
❖ Cultural beliefs
❖ Values
❖ Behaviors
❖ customs
❖ language
❖ material artifacts

17. Example of CCU
★ Look at CCU Miscellaneous

18. We need to be careful of over-
generalizing or making
statements like:
❖ "She's an American, so that
explains why…"; or
❖ "He's from New York, so that
explains why…"; or
❖ "He's a Canadian, so that
explains why …."

19. Things to Prepare:
❖ Forum for online class (50:50)
❖ Your email address
❖ Open the forum discussion very often
❖ Group Presentation in the last meeting